A deep tennis simulation
Tennis Elbow 2013 is a tennis simulation built by and for tennis fans. It starts with an easy and intuitive learning curve but has exceptional gameplay depth underneath. Matches ask for tactical skill, quick reflexes, an iron mind, and a sharp eye to read ball trajectories so you can choose your next strike wisely. You have the full range of shots on a real court, from the safe strike to the acceleration, including the drop shot and the topspin lob. The game includes 9 different court surfaces, each with a specific rebound: clay, green clay, grass, hard, blue-green hard, classic synthetic, NewLine synthetic, indoor hard, and indoor synthetic. There are 7 camera modes to pick from, and 3D male and female players are fully customizable.
Playing together
Your group can play doubles with 4 human players on 1 computer, or on 2 computers with 2 players per computer by LAN or Internet. Note that you cannot play on 4 separate computers. Split screen is available, along with network play over LAN and online. Online play and network games are only available on the Windows version, not on the Mac OSX and Linux versions. Remote Play Together is supported. Singles, 3-player games, and doubles are all available. Matches run 1 to 6 games per set, in best of 1, 3, or 5 sets.
Before you start
There are 6 difficulty levels, each split into 10 sublevels, so the game scales to your group. A visual help system assists with aiming the ball and positioning your player, and you can turn these options on or off whenever it suits you. The game works with gamepad or keyboard. The World Tour is one of the most complete ever made in a tennis video game, with 300 tournaments and 3500 players evolving over 38 years, from low rank qualification to top level finals, in singles and doubles, plus the Country Cup and a full ranking system. The game engine is very open to modifications and has an active modding community.